WalletHub Ranks Illinois Among Worst States to be a Taxpayer

A new WalletHub study has ranked the best and worst states to be a taxpayer.

In order to rank all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the study looked at four types of taxation: property taxes, vehicle property taxes, income taxes, and sales and excise taxes.

WalletHub then combined these tax categories to determine the effective total state and local tax rate in each state, which was calculated as a percentage of the national median household income of $53,889.

Despite there being no vehicle property tax, coupled with lower income tax rates due to the sunset of the 2011 temporary income tax hike, Illinois still managed to rank among the worst states to be a taxpayer.

Just in case tax season wasn't frustrating enough, here’s where Illinois ranked among the worst states to be a taxpayer and how we compare to our neighbors.

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